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• Pesaro 2024: Italian Capital of Culture Program Unveiled festival-fair

  Pesaro officially launched its year as Italian Capital of Culture 2024 with a ceremony at the Vitrifrigo Arena on January 20, attended by President Sergio Mattarella, who…

• 18th Istanbul Biennial Postponed to 2025, Curator Steps Down festival-fair

  The 18th Istanbul Biennial, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), has been rescheduled to 2025, shifting its launch from the previously set date of 14…

• Enologismi: Wine and Art Converge at Venice’s Historic Cucchini Docks festival-fair

  Starting January 20, 2024, the Docks Cantieri Cucchini on the islet of San Pietro di Castello in Venice will host Enologismi, a new cultural program blending wine, art,…

• BRAFA 2024: Bruxelles apre il calendario fieristico con 130 espositori e focus sul Surrealismo festival-fair

  La 69ª edizione della BRAFA Art Fair avrà luogo al Brussels Expo dal 28 gennaio al 4 febbraio 2024, con la partecipazione di oltre 130 espositori provenienti da 14 nazioni. Questa…

• Robert Henke's Laser Show Rings in New Year in Modena festival-fair

  Over five thousand people gathered in Modena's largo Sant'Agostino on New Year's Eve for the world premiere of Robert Henke's 20232024 Monolake laser show. The Berlin-based…

• TEFAF 2024 Announces First Summit and Loan Exhibition with Italian Ministry of Culture festival-fair

  TEFAF, the world's most prestigious art, antiques, and design fair, has announced its first TEFAF Summit and a special loan exhibition in collaboration with the Italian Ministry…

• Rapper Tedua to Open and Close Sanremo 2024 on Costa Smeralda festival-fair

  Rapper Tedua, whose real name is Mario Molinari, is set to both open and close the Sanremo 2024 music festival aboard the Costa Smeralda cruise ship, which will serve as the…

• Manif d'art 11 Explores Sleep and Waking in Quebec City Biennial festival-fair

  The Quebec City Biennial, Manif d'art 11, curated by Marie Muracciole, draws inspiration from Canadian winter and sleep to examine themes of latency, transition, and resistance…

• Maurizio Cattelan Returns to Arte Fiera 2024 with Mutina's 'BECAUSE' Project festival-fair

  Mutina, the ceramic brand known for collaborations with top Italian and international designers, will present a special exhibition project at Arte Fiera 2024 in Bologna, centered…

• Milano Fashion Week Uomo 2024/2025: Gucci, Prada, Stone Island debutta in passerella festival-fair

  Milano Fashion Week Men's returns from January 12 to 16, 2024, showcasing autumn/winter 2025 collections. Organized by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the event features…

• Maguy Marin's 'Deux Mille Vingt Trois' Challenges Audience at Reggio Parma Festival festival-fair

  French choreographer Maguy Marin, born in Toulouse in 1951, showcased her work 'Deux Mille Vingt Trois' (2023) at the Reggio Parma Festival in Emilia, Italy, from September to…

• 2024 Italian Music Festival Guide: Locus, Nameless, Kappa Futur and More festival-fair

  A comprehensive guide to Italy's 2024 music festivals highlights the 20th edition of Locus Festival in Puglia, featuring Calcutta, Simple Minds, Marcus Miller, Meute, and NAS.…

• Palermo's #WALLOFSOUNDS Festival Questions Meaning in Art festival-fair

  The fifth #WALLOFSOUNDS festival unfolded in Palermo, curated by Gaetano La Rosa, and paid tribute to the late Guido Baragli, who passed away in Bologna this year at the age of…

• Pitti Uomo 105: Magliano, Daley, and Sustainability in Florence festival-fair

  The 105th edition of Pitti Uomo will take place at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence from January 9 to 12, 2024. The event features approximately 835 brands, 43% from abroad,…

• Luci in Miniera: Light Installations Light Up Abandoned Sardinian Mine festival-fair

  The fifth edition of Luci in Miniera, a light art project organized by LandWorks, transforms the abandoned Argentiera mining village near Sassari, Sardinia, into an open-air…

• Eleusis 2023: Europe's Smallest Cultural Capital Closes with Four Contemporary Art Shows festival-fair

  Eleusis, Greece, concluded its year as European Capital of Culture 2023 with a three-day closing ceremony that paradoxically opened new cultural spaces. The smallest capital ever,…

• Rome's New Year's Day 2024: 80 Free Cultural Events Across the City festival-fair

  Rome's third edition of Roma Capodarte offers over 80 free cultural events on January 1, 2024, hosted in 50 venues including museums, libraries, theaters, and churches. The…

• Florence's Christmas Art Guide: From Kapoor to Mucha festival-fair

  Florence presents a rich holiday art program, headlined by Anish Kapoor's 'Untrue Unreal' at Palazzo Strozzi, curated by Arturo Galansino, featuring historical and recent works…

• Maltabiennale.art 2024 Launches with Insular Focus on Mediterranean Identity festival-fair

  The first edition of maltabiennale.art 2024, curated by Sofia Baldi Pighi, aims to examine the Mediterranean from an insular perspective, emphasizing hybridity and the island as a…

• Noor Riyadh 2023 Scales Back for a More Coherent Light Art Experience festival-fair

  The third iteration of Noor Riyadh, recognized as the largest light art festival globally, has been streamlined from its expansive 2022 version to five primary locations,…

• Comicon 2024: Mike Del Mundo firma il poster, Igort è il magister festival-fair

  Il Comicon di Napoli ha annunciato le date e i primi ospiti dell'edizione 2024, in programma il 25 e 28 aprile. Il poster ufficiale è stato realizzato dal disegnatore canadese…

• Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show Returns for Third Edition festival-fair

  The third edition of the Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show, organized by Governors Island Arts in collaboration with Times Square Arts, invites artists and sculptors…

• Indigenous Art and Decolonial Discourse Highlight Brazilian Cultural Events festival-fair

  Célia Tupinambá reconnects a 400-year thread through her work, blending critique and eroticism in the exhibition 'Moqueca de maridos'. The 35th Bienal de São Paulo explores the…

• Quilombola Nego Bispo Challenges Modernity Canons at Arquivos Davi Kopenawa festival-fair

  The Arquivos Davi Kopenawa event featured Quilombola Nego Bispo questioning established canons of modernity. The program included immersive accounts from the pandemic era. Closing…

• LagosPhoto Festival 14th Edition Expands to Benin Republic festival-fair

  The 14th LagosPhoto Festival, hosted by the African Artists' Foundation (AAF) in Lagos, Nigeria, is set to continue until December 31, 2023. This year marks its inaugural…

• Highlights from CONTEXT Art Miami 2023 Fair Featuring Emerging and Established Artists festival-fair

  CONTEXT Art Miami 2023 was held in December in downtown Miami alongside the larger Art Miami fair. This marked the 11th edition of CONTEXT, which focuses on emerging and…

• Misk Art Week Returns for 7th Edition with Focus on Tradition and Heritage festival-fair

  Misk Art Institute’s Misk Art Week returns for its 7th edition from December 5-10, 2023, at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Fine Arts Hall in Riyadh. The six-day event features…

• Green Line Festival Returns to Florence with Winter Garden Theme festival-fair

  The Green Line festival returns to Florence from December 8, 2023 to January 7, 2024, with the title 'Giardino d’Inverno' (Winter Garden). The event, which replaced F – Light in…

• Frank Gehry's Louis Vuitton Works on Display at Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 festival-fair

  From December 8 to 10, 2023, Louis Vuitton will serve as the Associate Global Partner for Art Basel Miami Beach, showcasing a public lounge that features the creations of…

• Abu Dhabi Art 2023 to Feature 92 Galleries from 31 Countries festival-fair

  Abu Dhabi Art 2023 is happening from November 22 to 26 at Manarat Al Saadiyat, and it's the 15th edition of this event, backed by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.…

• Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 Welcomes 277 Galleries with Enhanced Layout and New Sectors festival-fair

  From December 6 to 10, 2024, Art Basel Miami Beach will feature 277 top-notch galleries from around the world, kicking off with a preview on December 5. Roughly two-thirds of…

• Hyères Festival: The Alternative to Cannes That Shaped French Cinema festival-fair

  A documentary by Yves-Marie Mahé, 'Jeune Cinéma' (France, 2023, DCP, 23′), presented out of competition at the 41st Torino Film Festival, reconstructs the history of the Festival…

• Black Land, Red Land – Restitute: Berlin Festival on Restitution of Looted Artifacts festival-fair

  From December 21 to 28, Berlin hosts Black Land, Red Land – Restitute, a festival dedicated to the restitution of cultural artifacts looted during colonial expeditions. The event…

• Sky Arte Documentary Captures Artissima 2023's 30th Edition festival-fair

  Sky Arte will broadcast a special documentary on Artissima 2023, titled 'Artissima 2023', premiering Tuesday, December 5. The film focuses on Italy's leading contemporary art…

• Fotonica Festival returns to Rome for its seventh edition festival-fair

  The Fotonica Festival, celebrating videomapping and digital arts, will take place in Rome from December 1 to 10, 2023, at venues including Acquario Romano, Accademia d'Ungheria,…

• Massive Attack, Arcade Fire, Prodigy and Underworld Headline Bilbao BBK Live 2024 festival-fair

  Bilbao BBK Live, one of Europe's most important electronic and rock music festivals, has announced its 2024 lineup featuring Massive Attack, Arcade Fire, The Prodigy, and…

• Italian Cultural Festivals in December 2023: From Queer Arts to Electronic Music festival-fair

  Italy's cultural scene in December 2023 is vibrant with various festivals. In Rome, Nuvola Creativa takes place from December 2 to 16, featuring 70 artists and celebrating Italo…

• Druid Brings Illustrative Touch to Actor Documentary at Torino Film Festival festival-fair

  The 41st Torino Film Festival showcases 'I 400 Giorni – Funamboli e maestri', a road movie helmed by Emanuele Napolitano, also recognized as the artist Druid, alongside Emanuele…

• Musei in Musica 2023: 50 Rome museums open at night for €1 festival-fair

  The 13th edition of Musei in Musica returns to Rome on November 25, 2023, coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, established in 1999…

• Abu Dhabi Art 2023 Bridges Middle East and Southeast Asia with Hong Kong Focus festival-fair

  The 15th edition of Abu Dhabi Art (ADA) runs until 26 November 2023, featuring a dedicated Focus: Hong Kong section curated by Chris Wan Feng. The section includes nine galleries:…